Federal Reserve
Latest
-
July CPI Report Boosts Rate-Cut Odds: What the Experts SayThe July CPI report shows that tariffs are having a slight impact on inflation, though not enough to keep the Fed from cutting interest rates.
By Karee Venema
-
How Long? How Often? 10 Facts About Economic RecessionsMarkets Fears of an economic downturn are once again on the rise, but what is a recession, exactly? We tackle this and other questions here.
By Dan Burrows
Markets -
How Big Will the Fed Rate Cut Be This Fall?A dismal July jobs report has lifted expectations for fall rate cuts. How low could the fed funds rate be by year's end?
By Karee Venema
-
July Jobs Report Renews Rate-Cut Hopes: What the Experts Are SayingThe July jobs report shows weakening in the labor market and lifts expectations for a September rate cut.
By Karee Venema
-
July Fed Meeting: Updates and CommentaryThe July Fed meeting came and went, with Fed Chair Powell saying little about a September rate cut and President Trump.
By Karee Venema
-
June Fed Meeting: Updates and CommentaryThe June Fed meeting was a key economic event, with Wall Street keyed into what Fed Chair Powell & Co. have to say about interest rates and the economy.
By Karee Venema
-
May Fed Meeting: Updates and CommentaryThe May Fed meeting came and went with little fanfare as Fed Chair Powell & Co. stuck to their data-dependent script toward interest rates amid tariff uncertainty. The May Fed meeting came and went with little fanfare as Fed Chair Powell & Co. stuck to their data-dependent script toward interest rates amid tariff uncertainty.
By Karee Venema
The May Fed meeting came and went with little fanfare as Fed Chair Powell & Co. stuck to their data-dependent script toward interest rates amid tariff uncertainty. -
How the Federal Reserve's Decision to Hold Rates Steady Affects Your SavingsExplore how the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates influences the yields on high-yield savings accounts and CDs.
By Erin Bendig
-
What Is the Buffett Indicator?"It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong," writes Carveth Read in "Logic: Deductive and Inductive." That's the premise of the Buffett Indicator.
By Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA
